alt Hacker NewsTW workers have a majority of their compensation in bonuses, so the OT portion is quite small and many do not even bother to ask for it. The overall compensation between a TW and US engineer at TSMC is also significant. Not to mention the lowest paid hourly workers...where in TW they make 2-3X minimum wage, but in the US it's like 1.25X.
That is not what I heard from my cousin at TSMC. The OT gives the workers a “living wage”. Most of his coworkers charge OT every week of the year.
He admitted, even with their OT and bonuses, he probably makes more than them w2 salaries.
But my point still remains: if they want US (or TW) folks to work more hours, they need to pay for those hours.